2004 Toyota Tundra Double Cab Road Test

Double the Work, Double the Fun

The rugged Alberta Rockies might be the ideal location to fully test Toyota's new Tundra Double Cab pickup. Such were obviously the feelings of the brand's PR staff

The rugged Rockies were the ideal backdrop to test Toyota's new Tundra Double Cab pickup's off-road ability. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, Canadian Auto Press)

that organized the event, escorting a group of aging automotive journalists on a drive from Calgary, through Cochrane, and eventually on to Canmore, Alberta.

En route we were provided an opportunity to test the truck's mettle in a snow-covered off-road trail site. Although Toyota would most likely want to take credit for the sensational weather we experienced, they can at the very least be praised for providing a no-holds-barred opportunity to put their trucks to the test - both on and off road.

New in the highly respected lineup of 2004 Tundra trucks, is a full-size double cab configuration. Toyota states this

Toyota states this version is the longest, widest, deepest and roomiest Tundra they have ever built. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, Canadian Auto Press)

larger than life machine is the longest, widest, deepest and roomiest Tundra they have ever built. I would also venture a guess that it is the quietest and most comfortable truck, whether seated up front or in the rear that the automaker has ever built.

"With the Tundra Double Cab, we've created a truck with the most comfortable rear seating in its class," said Tony Wearing, Managing Director of Toyota Canada. For some reason I thought Ford's new 150 Crew Cab won that distinction, however, Paul Given, a consultant with Toyota's Product Planning and Distribution Department corrected me.